SW Essen welcome Ratinger SV on Saturday, Oct 10 at 5:30 PM in a Oberliga – Niederrhein fixture that's tighter on paper than the positions suggest — just 0 points split them in the table.

SW Essen come into this fixture out of form (1W 2L recently). Ratinger SV are drawing too many games (5D in last 5), making this a relatively even contest on current form.

In 10 previous meetings, SW Essen lead 3–5 with 2 draws. Their last encounter ended in Ratinger SV won 1–0. These two tend to produce goals — averaging 2.8 per game in recent meetings.

Verdict: This looks an evenly matched contest. Home advantage gives SW Essen a slight edge, but Ratinger SV are capable of causing problems. A draw would be a fair result.